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if drunk, feared he fhould fall on his head, 

 and that he was about to lofe his fenfes ; but 

 had no ficknefs nor the leaft inclination to 

 vomit. As foon as he got home he went to 

 bed, and complaining of an exceffive drynefs 

 of his tongue and throat, a little water mix- 

 ed with wine was given him ; he alfo felt 

 an odd fenfation of drynefs in and violent 

 girding a-crofs the thorax. In Icfs thaa half 

 an hour he began to faiilter in his fpeech, 

 became infenfible, reftlefs, and muttered fre- 

 quently J in which condition I found him. 

 His extremities, and -alfo the trunk of his 

 body, were cold. His pulfe fmall and quick-. 

 He often raifed himfelf on his knees, con- 

 tinually ftretched out his arms, and employ- 

 ed his hands as if fearching for fomething he 

 wanted ; his eyes were dull and. heavy j af- 

 ter fome time> he became dumb and more 

 quiet, had almoft no pulfe ; and,, upon his 

 being taken out of bed that it might be put 

 into better order, his limbs, w^^e.vifibly pa- 

 ralytic. AUbo' he changed poAures a little, 

 yet he remained ftupld for fix or feven hours ; 

 then.he raged furioufly, requiring two per- 

 fons- to hold him in bed, notwithftanding 

 -which, he raifed himfelf up, tofTed greatly, 



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